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The Crown

(The Selection #5)

Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author)

3.79 · Rating details · 103,273 ratings · 11,387 reviews

When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting down the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the palace force Eadlyn even further into the spotlight, she realizes that she might not be content ...more

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May 11, 2015 Lauren Kammerdiener rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: releases-2016, own, 2016, fiction, reviewed, royalty, young-adult, sequel-series, dystopian

"I'm telling you, Eady, wars and treaties and even countries will all come and go. But your life is yours, singular and sacred, and you should be with the person who makes it feel that way every blessed second you live it."

First, I would like to thank every person who has liked or commented on this review in the past year or so. This much of a response is unheard of for me. Almost every day, a few more people like it, or someone else actively advocates for Kile or Erik and sends up a prayer in ...more

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Nov 17, 2015 Claudia Ramírez rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016

THIS WILL BE A RANT.

It's a 2.5. The thing is... I enjoyed the book, but OMG, I'm just not buying anything that happened at the end! REALLY? So now Eadlyn gets to make whatever change she wants in the kingdom, she doesn't have to get it approved or even discussed with the council, nope, she just gives the surprise announcement and that's it! WHAT! That's not how a country works! Maybe Illéa has to respect everything she decides, but there will obviously be revolts! It was too simple! She was like ...more

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Nov 29, 2014 Aly's Bookish Wonderland rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: to-read-maybe-baby

EDIT: 13/01/2016

I hate how gorgeous the covers for this series are. I want to smush them to my face and declare my eternal love for them.

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May 10, 2015 Neil (or bleed) marked it as will-not-read · review of another edition

"The highly anticipated conclusion to the bestselling The Selection series."

Me:
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Aug 23, 2014 RJ marked it as no-thank-you · review of another edition

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Aug 17, 2014 Andreea Pop rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: amazing-feelings, funny, editura-leda, favorites, awesome-romance, great-parents, in-curand-in-romania, light-read, non-fantasy, read-in-2016

I'm gonna put it bluntly out there -- I did not like The Heir. I consider it one of my greatest literary disappointments, even if it has a relatively high rating (2.5 stars). So my expectations of The Crown were along the lines of 'please be decent, please end quick and please be the last '. Most fortunately though, The Crown brought back the love I felt for Kiera Cass's novels made of syrupy romance and dreamy sighs. Taking this into consideration, this review will resemble half an omen to thi ...more

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Aug 16, 2014 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, june-2016, on-the-bookcase

I don't understand, I thought it was just a trilogy... Why are there suddenly two more books added.

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Update : I have read The Heir and I must admit that I actually quite enjoyed it, so looking forward to this one.

Update #2 : :)

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Oct 09, 2015 Mikee Andrea (ReadWithMikee) rated it liked it · review of another edition

❝Finding a prince might mean kissing a lot of frogs. Or kicking a lot of frogs out of your house. Falling might mean running headfirst into something you always wanted. Or dipping your toe into something you've been scared your whole life. Happily ever after could be waiting in a field a mile wide.❞

Rating: {★ ★ ★}

This was an okay ending to Eadlyn's part of the story in The Selection series. I was never really a fan of The Heir or Eadlyn like I was with The Selection and America. The only reason I kept up with series after The One was because like many others, I was curious as to how everyone from the original trilogy grew up to be.

In all honesty, I should've just stopped after the third book. I don't want to say that The Heir and The Crown ruined The Selection for me but in a way it did. Instead of believing that everybody lived happily ever after once Maxon and America became king and queen and the caste system was eliminated, The Heir just sort of wipes that all away like happily ever after never even happened.

The One was such a bittersweet ending to a fun trilogy and The Crown with its 278 pages wasn't going to top it at all. Not by a long shot.

Nothing really happened in The Crown. To be honest, I thought this book was such a waste because nothing worthy or significant occurred. Sure, Eadlyn was less of a brat in this book but I'm still not very fond of her. On top of that, I thought it was absolutely preposterous that Maxon stepped down and gave up his title for Eadlyn to rule. That was by far the most unrealistic thing I've ever heard. No king is going to give up his duties because he was stressing about his queen's recovery or because he wants a normal life with his wife. Tough shit. That's like saying you're giving up being a parent because you're stressed out about having kids. Putting the fate of your whole country on Eadlyn? Good luck with that.

I also felt that the ending was really rushed. Too many things were resolved too quickly and too easily that added to the unrealism that I was struggling with.

On a positive note, I did enjoy the fact that Eadlyn's choice broke away from tradition. Was her choice a surprise? No, not really. From the very beginning, I knew it would come down to one specific person but I was curious as to how Kiera Cass was going to make it happen.

The Selection was one of the first series that got me into reading Young Adult. Though it is far from the best series out there, I will always have an attachment to the first three books of The Selection. The Heir and The Crown may not be up to par with Maxon and America's story, but I still found it bittersweet that The Selection is finally over for good. ...more

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Apr 06, 2015 Beatrice ~ Confessions of a Pinay Bookaholic rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, owned

Warning: My review contains spoilers. [ I added spoiler tags as many as I can... but you might guess what happens in the end based on my rating]

The Crown continues as Eadlyn Schreave temporarily takes over Illea after the stressful things happened on the previous book. Taking the opportunity and experience is part of her lesson to fully become the next Queen. It's challenging on her part especially when The Selection is on going. Finding the right guy for her isn't easy. Whatever choice she mak Warning: My review contains spoilers. [ I added spoiler tags as many as I can... but you might guess what happens in the end based on my rating]

The Crown continues as Eadlyn Schreave temporarily takes over Illea after the stressful things happened on the previous book. Taking the opportunity and experience is part of her lesson to fully become the next Queen. It's challenging on her part especially when The Selection is on going. Finding the right guy for her isn't easy. Whatever choice she makes, she must follow what her heart speaks and unexpectedly changes everything.

For me, the conclusion to this series is bittersweet. I'm going to be honest, I do like Kiera Cass but I have to say I'm disappointed with its ending. Like, really frustrated that I almost throw the book across the room because I'm holding to my thoughts and it ended not the way I expected or wanted. At the same time, I don't want to be selfish and one sided with the situation. I hope you'll understand my feeling of when-your-ship-didn't-sail. I'm still on denial stage and I'll get over this soon. I actually see it coming but I keep fighting the bad feeling, you know? Still, I am glad to see Eadlyn Schreave's character developed into a fine lady. She handled the situations maturely and earned my respect.

Here I am, seeing the other perspective and tried to understand why it ended up like... THAT. I know some of you rooted for (view spoiler) to win and I respect that. I think he won because (view spoiler) I have to vent out all of these. Apparently, this becomes my least favorite in the series. What can I do? Eadlyn's decision prevails and I should respect her choice.

Why my bet and others didn't win:

(view spoiler)

Now, it's time to say goodbye to this series and I'm definitely going to miss it. I'm still looking forward to Kiera Cass's books in the future. Her writing style is really great and it effectively draws me into the story. Sadly, this book isn't for me. ...more

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Oct 11, 2015 Mariah of the Night Court rated it it was ok · review of another edition

SO DISAPPOINTED

***Contains Spoilers***

Kiera Cass seriously did not put that much effort in her last installment in the Selection series. The other books were great, especially the first three, but kind of lost their touch when Eadlyn was introduced. The Crown was so dry. It was like this...

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I really do not like Eadlyn as a character at all because she has no personality! All I hear out of her mouth is awkward, out of place dialogue that leaves me cringing. Everyone was telling ...more

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Nov 09, 2015 Hailey (HaileyinBookland) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

SPOILER FREE REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HORz_...

This one was a good improvement on The Heir. Eadlyn was a huge brat in the previous book, but she comes to some self realization in this book that makes her change her ways. I liked that with The Heir and The Crown you truly never really know who Eadlyn is going to end up with. With first three books of The Selection Series, you always kind of know who Maxon is going to choose, but these 2 books kept me guessing. However, these 2 books ...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Ade marked it as because-i-have-no-self-control · review of another edition

Shelves: i-make-bad-decisions, i-shouldn-t-but-i-will

This is going to go one of two ways.

Way #1: I will love this book. I will gush about this book. I will want to have its children (not really) and pledge my soul to this book (a possibility).

Way #2: I will hate this book so much that I see red. Gouging my eyes out after reading is a possibility (gouging occuring during reading in an [most likely successful] attempt to avoid continuing reading this book is also a possibility, BUT it will only happen if the book is really bad), but I may settle fo ...more

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May 08, 2014 Carol [Goodreads Addict] rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-fantasy, dystopian, young-adult, royals

The Crown is book five in The Selection series by Kiera Cass. This series has captivated me from the beginning. For me, it’s one of the most visual series I’ve ever read. Is it the girly girl in me that loves the gowns, the jewels, the pomp and circumstance? No matter the reason, I’m a fan, and I love the way Kiera Cass wrapped it all up.

The Crown by Kiera Cass:

Eadlyn has grown up. This book holds a very different Eadlyn than you met in the beginning. This young woman holds the weight of her country on her shoulders. ...more

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Jun 18, 2016 May rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: estantería

OMG OMG OMGGGGGGG TIENES QUE LEER ESTE LIBRO Y TODA LA SAGA YA

La Corona, cuarta y última parte de la saga La Selección o segunda parte de la bilogía secuela de la trilogía la Selección. Sea como sea, novela que concluye el ciclo que abrió la Selección y que se ha hecho con el pedacito que quedaba disponible de mi corazón. La Corona es una novela totalmente a la altura del resto de la saga, con unos giros totalmente inesperados y que, sin duda, gustará a todxs lxs seguidorxs de La Selección.
Lo OMG OMG OMGGGGGGG TIENES QUE LEER ESTE LIBRO Y TODA LA SAGA YA

La Corona, cuarta y última parte de la saga La Selección o segunda parte de la bilogía secuela de la trilogía la Selección. Sea como sea, novela que concluye el ciclo que abrió la Selección y que se ha hecho con el pedacito que quedaba disponible de mi corazón. La Corona es una novela totalmente a la altura del resto de la saga, con unos giros totalmente inesperados y que, sin duda, gustará a todxs lxs seguidorxs de La Selección.
Lo cierto es que La heredera no fue del todo lo que esperaba y encontré bastantes fallos que me dejaron con un sabor agridulce. Sin embargo, La Corona corrige casi todos esos errores que vi en La Heredera y sube de nuevo el listón colocándose a la altura de la trilogía. Para mí es tan buena como La Elegida y creo que incluso acaba la secuela mejor de lo que La Elegida acabó su trilogía.
Los personajes de La Corona mejoran respecto a la anterior novela. La verdad es que entre tantos pretendientes en La Heredera me perdía por completo y muchas veces confundía unos con otros. Sin embargo, Cass define claramente quiénes son los personajes de La Corona y les da cierta profundidad que hace que no te pierdas en la lectura y que seas agente directo de la elección de Eadlyn ya que sacas tu propio favorito porque los conoces lo suficiente como para hacerlo.
Eadlyn como personaje. Pf. Creo que ha evolucionado muchísimo en esta novela y que ha mejorado como personaje respecto a La Heredera. De hecho creo que Cass restifica y reconduce a la protagonista en La Corona y me ha gustado muchísimo cómo ha marcado la diferencia entre ella y América porque, a pesar de las claras similitudes, son totalmente diferentes y polos opuestos. Si ya bien en la novela anterior se nos presentaba a Eadlyn como un sujeto muy diferente a su madre, aquí la distancia entre ambas se hacen aún mayor y se remarca muchísimo su personalidad. Me encanta y me encanta porque su evolución en tan solo una novela es alucinante y brillante.
El ritmo. Típico de Kiera Cass. Siempre dejándote con ganas de devorar el siguiente capítulo y no dejándote descansar por las noches. Disfruto mucho de su ritmo desenfrenado y de cómo consigue atraparte entre sus historias.
Otra cosa de la que he disfrutado muchísimo y que me parece bastante nuevo dentro de la saga ha sido de los giros inesperados. ¡Qué de giros! ¡Por no hablar del giro final respecto a quién ama Eadlyn! Creo que si algo le faltaba a la saga eran giros más profundos e inesperados y que con esta novela Cass borda eso en lo que solía flojear.7
La secuela de La Heredera y La Corona me ha gustado muchísimo porque aporta una perspectiva distinta a la de La Selección y se ven las cosas desde dentro más que desde fuera.
En resumen, La Corona es una novela fascinante, repleta de giros, sorpresas, con un ritmo increíble, una evolución de personajes brillante y un final totalmente a la altura de lo esperado.
Tienes que leer esta saga YA.
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Mar 03, 2016 Cait • A Page with a View rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-fantasy

So... this book was a great reminder of how weak the story & characters got at the end of The Selection series and HOW MUCH BEAUTIFUL COVERS CAN DISAPPOINT ME.

I genuinely liked the first part of Eadlyn's story in The Heir, but there really was no plot arc in this sequel. It just plowed straight through in a bland line to the end. Everyone's character was reduced to some empty shell with dialogue... I can't even properly rage about how infuriatingly DULL this whole thing was because I'm still ...more

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Feb 29, 2016 Maggie rated it it was ok · review of another edition

“Maybe it's not the first kisses that are supposed to be special. Maybe it's the last ones.”

The Selection : ★★★
The Elite : ★★★★
The One : ★★★★★
The Heir : ★
The Crown : ★★

Don't mind taking your time with this one. It won't be a review of me ranting about Eadlyn and how stubborn and foolish and rude and spoiled she is. Or was I guess...

I'd like to start off by saying I hated The Heir. I'm sorry, but if you've read my review, you'll know why. If you've read The Heir and were disappointed with it, t ...more

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Oct 15, 2015 Kai rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, finished-series, owned

“Maybe it's not the first kisses that are supposed to be special. Maybe it's the last ones.”

I have finally finished The Selection series. It was about time.
A few years ago when I read the first book I loved the story. Then came the second book and it went downhill. After The One I passionately hated America. And then I found out that this still wasn't enough and I had to read about her daughter! Who would only be more spoiled and vain and self-centered. If that was even possible.
So why did I kee ...more

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Sep 20, 2014 Pamela rated it it was ok · review of another edition

**53 people liked this post because of this initial review**

OMFG!! YAY <3

lol so much raging in the review section of Goodreads. If you don't like the series why dafaq u stil following it bro? get out & stay out yayy thank you

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May 10, 2015 Fatima Havilliard rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, books-that-i-m-dying-to-read, book-boyfriends, cover-love, dystopia, favorites, i-ship-them

4.5 stars

Review soon. :D

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PRE-REVIEW
April/16/2016
You know I'm not going to put any spoiler, but I need to express how I'm feeling right now after know that

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Also 17 days until The Crown!!

I'm fangirling now and it's only the title... I can't wait to see the cover!

Nov/05/15

Oh god... I think in this moment I'm suffer a heart attack because of that cover! Only look:

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Jul 08, 2013 J.C. Morrows marked it as to-read · review of another edition

I will never understand why people feel the need to bash something they haven't even read.

Irony... God willing, I will be in the same place a year or so from now. I am sure there will be plenty of people who detest my book. LOL!

EDIT - 9/2/15

The words above were strangely prophetic... I AM preparing to release my first novel and praying my skin is thick enough to deal with the inevitable bad reviews. Wish me the best...

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Jul 02, 2016 Isa Cantos (Crónicas de una Merodeadora) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Cada que leo un libro de Kiera Cass mi corazón muere un poquito. La cantidad de sentimientos que logra producirme esta mujer con sus palabras, sus personajes y las situaciones que ellos viven es increíble y me deja deseando vivir en el palacio de Illéa junto con Maxon, America, Eadlyn y sus seleccionados.

Si bien entiendo las razones por las que muchas personas odian un poco La Heredera y La Corona, para mí fueron libros preciosos (no tanto como los tres primeros, pero, oye, llegar a ese nivel es ...more

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May 09, 2015 The Y.A. Bookworm Blogger rated it really liked it · review of another edition

WONDERFUL! What a spectacular ending....I don't know what to do with myself now !

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Jul 14, 2015 Kisses A rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Minor spoilers

Major rant

So I read through this in one sitting but I did not like it. I found it boring and the romance was so rushed and came out of the blue. By halfway through the author still had me guessing on who Eadlyn, our stupid useless heroine, would choose. She had guys coming from far and wide just for her to "pick". Load of bull. I just taught Eadlyn's story was pointless. I am sure these two books would have been so much better if Maxon and America's story had continued from book 3 ...more

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Jun 11, 2017 Jeff rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: aarrrrggghhh, i-can-t-take-it, i-don-t-know, love, omg, ummmm

*THIS BOOK WAS NOT OKAY FOR MY BRAIN AND I"M JUST GOING TO START OFF BY RANTING.*

So, as you can see, my brain can't work for two reasons-
Number one: This book was just TERRIBLE. I just.....I can't......
And...
Number 2: It's 10:30 in the morning and we all know for lazy teens like me, I need my beauty rest but I just couldn't lay my ass down in bed and do nothing, SO HERE I AM.

Now, with my little update of my miserable life, here i go.
Eadlyn was just this little, immature, ungrateful child. And I ...more

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May 06, 2015 Andie rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, young-adult

Spoilers have been tagged but if you've read my review of THE HEIR, the outcome of THE CROWN will be spoiled nonetheless.

2.5 stars

Disappointed is an understatement. Where's the romance?!

As a huge fan of The Selection trilogy, I was ecstatic when Kiera gave us 'The Heir' as a spinoff story. I was really disappointed with Eadlyn's characterization but she showed room for growth and I prayed she would get it together in 'The Crown'. While she did surprise me and do an almost complete 180, it ju ...more

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Apr 06, 2015 Vanessa J. marked it as thank-you-but-no-thank-you · review of another edition

This is just too much. The Selection was supposed to be a trilogy, yet there are five books in the series?

Woman, let go of this series. Try writing something else - the cow has no more milk!

Yep, that's right.

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Mar 20, 2016 ♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia-and-utopian, romance, young-adult, 2017-reading-challenge, 2018-reading-challenge, favorites, finished-buddy-read, reviewed-books

5 Absolutely Fantastic ★'s

"I had power and no idea how to use it. I was a ruler who didn’t know how to lead. I was a twin who was on her own. I was a daughter with missing parents. I had a half dozen suitors and wasn’t sure how to be in love. "

“It was a delicious feeling, falling in love. I'd had so many luxuries in my life, and I thought I'd had a taste of this before, but I realized now it was merely a cheap imitation of something not meant to be imitated in the first place.”

Buddy read ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 Dana Kenedy (Dana and the Books) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, romance, arc, netgalley, read-in-2016, 2016-release

This review can also be found on my blog, Dana and the Books.

The Selection series is my guilty pleasure.

If you've never read the series, it's essentially The Bachelor/The Bachelorette set in a dystopian future and with royalty. I also suggest you stop reading this review if you haven't read the series as there are spoilers for the first four books here.

The Heir (Book #4) takes place twenty years after the first three books and we find ourselves thrust into another selection. Except this time t ...more

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Apr 17, 2015 NiCoLeTa E. rated it really liked it

Shelves: fairytales, romance-young-adult-etc

***4 "Happily Ever After" stars***

“Trust your gut. Trust your heart.”
“I’m terrified of my heart.” I didn’t mean to say those words out loud, but there was something about him that made this room, and this moment, the only place I could ever admit to the truth.
He leaned down by my ear and whispered, “There’s nothing there to fear.”

I'm a sucker for fairy tales...
And i was almost obsessed with the first three parts of the series...

America and Maxon were amazing and i will never forget their st ...more

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Oct 23, 2014 Lani marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-releases

If this book is about Eadlyn's twin brother I'm gonna die

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